Friday, September 11, 2015

Rebecca S. Seignious Family Medicine Interest Day

Eighty-one
medical students from nine medical schools attended the 26th Annual Rebecca S.
Seignious Family Medicine Interest Day that was held on August 22 at the
Embassy Suites in Columbia. The event, which seeks to encourage students’
interest in the field of family medicine, is sponsored by the Statewide Family
Practice Residency Directors, the South Carolina AHEC, and the South Carolina
Academy of Family Physicians (SCAFP).

The students
began the day with a luncheon where they were able to network with members of
the SCAFP and faculty and residents from South Carolina’s Family Medicine
Residency Programs. Mark Jordan, Director of South Carolina DHEC’s
Office of Primary Care, also presented a brief overview of the National Health
Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program.

Upper Endoscopy and Colonoscopy by the Family
Physician and Bedside Ultrasound - Florence

Basic
Suturing Techniques - Greenville

Sports
Medicine Ultrasound - Greenwood

Wilderness
Medicine - Seneca

Osteopathic
Manipulative Treatment/Physical Medicine - Spartanburg

That evening
students attended a recruitment fair/reception and visited booths staffed by representatives
of the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, the eight South Carolina
Family Medicine Residency Programs, and four out-of-state family medicine
residency programs.

For more
information about the Rebecca
S. Seignious Family Medicine Interest Day, contact Kristin Cochran at
cochrak@musc.edu.